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Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Catholic (Lasallian)
Location Winona, MN
Population 50,000
Website http://www.smumn.edu/
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Weather

Comfortable Days 100 (24%) very dry
Sunshine Hours 2,620 (53%)
Days Without Precipitation 260 (74%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 941
Men / Women 46% / 54%
From State 67%
From Region 17%
Athletes 47.3%

Racial/Ethnic

White 61%
Hispanic 10%
Black 8%
Asian 3%
International 2%
Native American 1%
Mixed 1%

Men in the Entering Class

Men
0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 43.3% 43.3% 2012 Men: 50.6% 50.6% 2013 Men: 43.4% 43.4% 2014 Men: 53.3% 53.3% 2015 Men: 45.5% 45.5% 2016 Men: 44.9% 44.9% 2017 Men: 47.3% 47.3% 2018 Men: 39.2% 39.2% 2019 Men: 45.8% 45.8% 2020 Men: 45.6% 45.6% 2021 Men: 45.7% 45.7% 2022 Men: 38.6% 38.6% 2023 Men: 41.2% 41.2% 2024 Men: 44.0% 44.0%

Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2012 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2013 Native: 1.0% 1.0% 2014 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2015 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2016 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2017 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2018 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2019 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2020 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2021 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2022 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2023 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2024 Native: 1.0% 1.0% 2011 Asian: 1.9% 1.9% 2012 Asian: 1.6% 1.6% 2013 Asian: 2.0% 2.0% 2014 Asian: 1.5% 1.5% 2015 Asian: 2.4% 2.4% 2016 Asian: 1.2% 1.2% 2017 Asian: 1.9% 1.9% 2018 Asian: 2.1% 2.1% 2019 Asian: 1.3% 1.3% 2020 Asian: 2.4% 2.4% 2021 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2022 Asian: 1.4% 1.4% 2023 Asian: 3.0% 3.0% 2024 Asian: 3.6% 3.6% 2011 Black: 1.9% 1.9% 2012 Black: 2.4% 2.4% 2013 Black: 4.0% 4.0% 2014 Black: 1.7% 1.7% 2015 Black: 3.3% 3.3% 2016 Black: 4.6% 4.6% 2017 Black: 4.8% 4.8% 2018 Black: 3.0% 3.0% 2019 Black: 3.9% 3.9% 2020 Black: 4.8% 4.8% 2021 Black: 6.5% 6.5% 2022 Black: 3.9% 3.9% 2023 Black: 4.3% 4.3% 2024 Black: 3.6% 3.6% 2011 Hispanic: 2.9% 2.9% 2012 Hispanic: 3.4% 3.4% 2013 Hispanic: 3.5% 3.5% 2014 Hispanic: 3.0% 3.0% 2015 Hispanic: 3.9% 3.9% 2016 Hispanic: 8.9% 8.9% 2017 Hispanic: 9.4% 9.4% 2018 Hispanic: 9.8% 9.8% 2019 Hispanic: 9.1% 9.1% 2020 Hispanic: 9.6% 9.6% 2021 Hispanic: 2.2% 2.2% 2022 Hispanic: 5.7% 5.7% 2023 Hispanic: 11.7% 11.7% 2024 Hispanic: 8.2% 8.2% 2011 White: 84.6% 84.6% 2012 White: 83.3% 83.3% 2013 White: 81.9% 81.9% 2014 White: 74.8% 74.8% 2015 White: 75.5% 75.5% 2016 White: 69.2% 69.2% 2017 White: 67.0% 67.0% 2018 White: 55.2% 55.2% 2019 White: 61.9% 61.9% 2020 White: 56.0% 56.0% 2021 White: 74.7% 74.7% 2022 White: 71.4% 71.4% 2023 White: 73.3% 73.3% 2024 White: 77.5% 77.5% 2011 International: 1.3% 1.3% 2012 International: 2.9% 2.9% 2013 International: 0.8% 0.8% 2014 International: 1.7% 1.7% 2015 International: 2.7% 2.7% 2016 International: 1.4% 1.4% 2017 International: 1.6% 1.6% 2018 International: 3.0% 3.0% 2019 International: 3.6% 3.6% 2020 International: 1.5% 1.5% 2021 International: 2.9% 2.9% 2022 International: 4.2% 4.2% 2023 International: 4.0% 4.0% 2024 International: 3.9% 3.9%

Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.

Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2020 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2021 Native: 0.8% 0.8% 2022 Native: 1.0% 1.0% 2023 Native: 1.3% 1.3% 2024 Native: 1.9% 1.9% 2025 Native: 1.4% 1.4% 2020 Asian: 2.6% 2.6% 2021 Asian: 2.9% 2.9% 2022 Asian: 2.0% 2.0% 2023 Asian: 1.7% 1.7% 2024 Asian: 2.7% 2.7% 2025 Asian: 2.9% 2.9% 2020 Black: 5.9% 5.9% 2021 Black: 6.4% 6.4% 2022 Black: 4.7% 4.7% 2023 Black: 4.2% 4.2% 2024 Black: 4.2% 4.2% 2025 Black: 8.0% 8.0% 2020 Hispanic: 8.7% 8.7% 2021 Hispanic: 8.1% 8.1% 2022 Hispanic: 8.1% 8.1% 2023 Hispanic: 8.1% 8.1% 2024 Hispanic: 13.7% 13.7% 2025 Hispanic: 9.9% 9.9% 2020 White: 72.5% 72.5% 2021 White: 73.1% 73.1% 2022 White: 70.5% 70.5% 2023 White: 68.4% 68.4% 2024 White: 60.9% 60.9% 2025 White: 60.7% 60.7% 2020 International: 4.0% 4.0% 2021 International: 3.0% 3.0% 2022 International: 3.9% 3.9% 2023 International: 3.2% 3.2% 2024 International: 2.9% 2.9% 2025 International: 2.0% 2.0%

Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.

IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota 279 46% / 54% 3% $69,038 68 97%
Computer Science 6 — 100% / 0% 17% $81,148 84 —
Information Science/Studies 10 — 70% / 30% 0% $37,962 4 100%
Chemistry — — — — $66,969 64 —
Mathematics — +1 — — $69,436 69 —
Physics — — — — $70,388 71 —
Biochemistry 2 — 0% / 100% 0% $74,157 77 —
Biology 16 — 25% / 75% 6% $87,876 89 100%
Biopsychology 1 — 100% / 0% 0% — — —
Environmental Biology 10 — 70% / 30% 0% $62,296 53 —
Allied Health 9 — 33% / 67% 0% $74,253 77 —
Electrocardiograph Technology — — — — $74,482 77 —
Health Humanities 2 — 0% / 100% 0% $71,603 73 —
Nursing 11 — 18% / 82% 0% $105,520 97 100%
Physician Assistant 16 — 19% / 81% 0% $74,376 77 —
Public Health 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $69,176 69 —
Accounting 14 +1 50% / 50% 0% $73,933 76 100%
Actuarial Science — — — — $80,721 84 95%
Business Administration 29 +4 45% / 55% 0% $82,034 85 97%
Business Analytics 18 +6 72% / 28% 6% $73,599 76 —
Business Studies 6 +2 83% / 17% 0% $56,171 36 100%
Entrepreneurship — — — — $72,081 74 —
Finance 5 +16 80% / 20% 0% $76,407 79 100%
Health Administration 16 — 12% / 88% 0% $79,661 83 87%
Human Resources Management 13 — 23% / 77% 0% $82,397 85 100%
International Business 1 +1 100% / 0% 0% — — —
Marketing 5 +5 60% / 40% 0% $70,172 70 96%
Applied Psychology 10 — 20% / 80% 0% $52,716 26 —
Christian Studies 7 — 100% / 0% 0% $53,963 29 —
Communication Studies 7 — 57% / 43% 14% $53,392 27 —
English 3 — 0% / 100% 0% $48,995 16 —
English Literature — — — — $47,981 14 —
History 3 — 33% / 67% 0% $52,710 26 —
Literature — — — — $48,910 16 —
Philosophy 9 — 100% / 0% 11% $50,714 20 —
Political Science — — — — $65,622 61 —
Psychology 10 +2 0% / 100% 0% $51,416 22 90%
Public Relations and Advertising — — — — $56,758 38 —
Spanish — +5 — — $54,258 30 —
Education 5 — 40% / 60% 0% $42,750 7 —
Elementary Education 4 +1 0% / 100% 0% $41,346 6 95%
English Education — — — — $44,569 9 —
Secondary Education — +3 — — $41,114 6 —
Social Studies Education — — — — $44,878 10 —
Art History and Criticism — — — — $40,910 6 —
Fine Arts 4 — 50% / 50% 0% $40,897 6 —
Graphic Design — — — — $44,448 9 —
Music 1 — 0% / 100% 100% $41,407 6 —
Music — — — — $40,982 6 —
Music Education — — — — $43,957 8 —
Music Performance — — — — $41,104 6 —
Theater 2 — 0% / 100% 50% $35,033 3 95%
Criminal Justice 23 +1 74% / 26% 0% $64,582 59 100%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $47,898
ROI Percentile 68th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 75%
4-Year Graduation Rate 60%
6-Year Graduation Rate 66%
Transfer-Out Rate 24%

Six-Year Graduation Rate

Graduated
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Graduated: 62.4% 62.4% 2012 Graduated: 61.5% 61.5% 2013 Graduated: 55.2% 55.2% 2014 Graduated: 64.6% 64.6% 2015 Graduated: 60.6% 60.6% 2016 Graduated: 61.1% 61.1% 2017 Graduated: 57.9% 57.9% 2018 Graduated: 61.3% 61.3% 2019 Graduated: 64.2% 64.2% 2020 Graduated: 61.7% 61.7% 2021 Graduated: 56.7% 56.7% 2022 Graduated: 65.4% 65.4% 2023 Graduated: 67.7% 67.7% 2024 Graduated: 66.0% 66.0%

Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender

Men Women
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 59.4% 59.4% 2012 Men: 54.1% 54.1% 2013 Men: 51.3% 51.3% 2014 Men: 57.6% 57.6% 2015 Men: 54.3% 54.3% 2016 Men: 58.7% 58.7% 2017 Men: 50.6% 50.6% 2018 Men: 53.3% 53.3% 2019 Men: 58.7% 58.7% 2020 Men: 59.6% 59.6% 2021 Men: 55.6% 55.6% 2022 Men: 61.4% 61.4% 2023 Men: 64.8% 64.8% 2024 Men: 59.2% 59.2% 2011 Women: 64.9% 64.9% 2012 Women: 68.8% 68.8% 2013 Women: 58.6% 58.6% 2014 Women: 70.0% 70.0% 2015 Women: 67.7% 67.7% 2016 Women: 63.3% 63.3% 2017 Women: 63.8% 63.8% 2018 Women: 69.6% 69.6% 2019 Women: 68.6% 68.6% 2020 Women: 64.1% 64.1% 2021 Women: 57.6% 57.6% 2022 Women: 68.6% 68.6% 2023 Women: 70.3% 70.3% 2024 Women: 70.4% 70.4%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

Black Hispanic White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Black: 33.3% 33.3% 2012 Black: 22.2% 22.2% 2013 Black: 43.8% 43.8% 2014 Black: 57.1% 57.1% 2015 Black: 27.3% 27.3% 2016 Black: 25.0% 25.0% 2017 Black: 22.2% 22.2% 2018 Black: 0.0% 0.0% 2019 Black: 25.0% 25.0% 2020 Black: 68.8% 68.8% 2021 Black: 61.1% 61.1% 2022 Black: 36.4% 36.4% 2023 Black: 53.8% 53.8% 2024 Black: 36.4% 36.4% 2011 Hispanic: 22.2% 22.2% 2012 Hispanic: 76.9% 76.9% 2013 Hispanic: 42.9% 42.9% 2014 Hispanic: 41.7% 41.7% 2015 Hispanic: 30.8% 30.8% 2016 Hispanic: 61.3% 61.3% 2017 Hispanic: 57.1% 57.1% 2018 Hispanic: 53.1% 53.1% 2019 Hispanic: 39.3% 39.3% 2020 Hispanic: 62.5% 62.5% 2021 Hispanic: 83.3% 83.3% 2022 Hispanic: 50.0% 50.0% 2023 Hispanic: 54.3% 54.3% 2024 Hispanic: 72.0% 72.0% 2011 White: 63.9% 63.9% 2012 White: 64.0% 64.0% 2013 White: 56.3% 56.3% 2014 White: 69.2% 69.2% 2015 White: 65.9% 65.9% 2016 White: 62.5% 62.5% 2017 White: 63.2% 63.2% 2018 White: 70.7% 70.7% 2019 White: 67.4% 67.4% 2020 White: 64.7% 64.7% 2021 White: 59.9% 59.9% 2022 White: 69.3% 69.3% 2023 White: 70.0% 70.0% 2024 White: 67.5% 67.5% 2011 International: 75.0% 75.0% 2012 International: 54.5% 54.5% 2013 International: 66.7% 66.7% 2014 International: 57.1% 57.1% 2015 International: 55.6% 55.6% 2016 International: 60.0% 60.0% 2017 International: 33.3% 33.3% 2018 International: 40.0% 40.0% 2019 International: 27.3% 27.3% 2020 International: 80.0% 80.0% 2021 International: 50.0% 50.0% 2022 International: 66.7% 66.7% 2023 International: 75.0% 75.0% 2024 International: 83.3% 83.3%

Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.

IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Business & Economics 38.4% 107 48% / 52% 1% $76,929 80 96%
Humanities & Social Sciences 17.6% 49 47% / 53% 4% $52,130 24 90%
Health Sciences 14.0% 39 21% / 79% 0% $82,856 85 100%
Life & Natural Sciences 10.4% 29 41% / 59% 3% $77,760 81 100%
Professional 8.2% 23 74% / 26% 0% $64,582 59 100%
Computer Science 5.7% 16 81% / 19% 6% $54,157 30 100%
Education 3.2% 9 22% / 78% 0% $42,126 7 95%
Arts 2.5% 7 29% / 71% 29% $39,294 5 95%

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Physical Sciences & Math $1.5M #312 56% — — — — —
Computer Science $0 #525 — — — — — —
Engineering $0 #449 — — — — — —
Education — — — — 30 #140 — —
Business & Economics — — — — 16 #78 — —
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Health Sciences — — — — — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Total $1.5M #527 56% — 46 #265 — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 98%
Yield (Unbound) 19%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 98% 98% 98%

Acceptance & Yield

Acceptance Yield
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Acceptance: 71.9% 71.9% 2012 Acceptance: 79.0% 79.0% 2013 Acceptance: 74.9% 74.9% 2014 Acceptance: 74.2% 74.2% 2015 Acceptance: 77.6% 77.6% 2016 Acceptance: 79.2% 79.2% 2017 Acceptance: 64.4% 64.4% 2018 Acceptance: 91.5% 91.5% 2019 Acceptance: 92.0% 92.0% 2020 Acceptance: 84.1% 84.1% 2021 Acceptance: 97.8% 97.8% 2022 Acceptance: 96.8% 96.8% 2023 Acceptance: 88.8% 88.8% 2024 Acceptance: 92.8% 92.8% 2011 Yield: 31.8% 31.8% 2012 Yield: 25.3% 25.3% 2013 Yield: 27.4% 27.4% 2014 Yield: 25.8% 25.8% 2015 Yield: 24.7% 24.7% 2016 Yield: 21.2% 21.2% 2017 Yield: 19.3% 19.3% 2018 Yield: 20.4% 20.4% 2019 Yield: 21.8% 21.8% 2020 Yield: 19.5% 19.5% 2021 Yield: 15.1% 15.1% 2022 Yield: 20.7% 20.7% 2023 Yield: 22.7% 22.7% 2024 Yield: 18.8% 18.8%

Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled

Applicants Admitted Enrolled
0 1,250 2,500 3,750 5,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Applicants: 1,708 1,708 2012 Applicants: 1,704 1,704 2013 Applicants: 1,551 1,551 2014 Applicants: 1,743 1,743 2015 Applicants: 1,447 1,447 2016 Applicants: 1,686 1,686 2017 Applicants: 2,417 2,417 2018 Applicants: 1,642 1,642 2019 Applicants: 1,498 1,498 2020 Applicants: 1,459 1,459 2021 Applicants: 1,587 1,587 2022 Applicants: 1,071 1,071 2023 Applicants: 1,350 1,350 2024 Applicants: 1,441 1,441 2011 Admitted: 1,228 1,228 2012 Admitted: 1,346 1,346 2013 Admitted: 1,161 1,161 2014 Admitted: 1,294 1,294 2015 Admitted: 1,123 1,123 2016 Admitted: 1,336 1,336 2017 Admitted: 1,556 1,556 2018 Admitted: 1,502 1,502 2019 Admitted: 1,378 1,378 2020 Admitted: 1,227 1,227 2021 Admitted: 1,552 1,552 2022 Admitted: 1,037 1,037 2023 Admitted: 1,199 1,199 2024 Admitted: 1,337 1,337 2011 Enrolled: 390 390 2012 Enrolled: 340 340 2013 Enrolled: 318 318 2014 Enrolled: 334 334 2015 Enrolled: 277 277 2016 Enrolled: 283 283 2017 Enrolled: 300 300 2018 Enrolled: 306 306 2019 Enrolled: 301 301 2020 Enrolled: 239 239 2021 Enrolled: 234 234 2022 Enrolled: 215 215 2023 Enrolled: 272 272 2024 Enrolled: 252 252

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional

SAT Composite

25th 75th
800 1000 1200 1400 1600 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 870 870 2012 25th: 910 910 2013 25th: 920 920 2014 25th: 921 921 2015 25th: 868 868 2016 25th: 900 900 2017 25th: 960 960 2018 25th: 1030 1030 2019 25th: 1030 1030 2011 75th: 1120 1120 2012 75th: 1075 1075 2013 75th: 1140 1140 2014 75th: 1158 1158 2015 75th: 1096 1096 2016 75th: 1110 1110 2017 75th: 1210 1210 2018 75th: 1240 1240 2019 75th: 1196 1196

SAT Math

25th 75th
400 500 600 700 800 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 440 440 2012 25th: 490 490 2013 25th: 455 455 2014 25th: 473 473 2015 25th: 423 423 2016 25th: 440 440 2017 25th: 460 460 2018 25th: 510 510 2019 25th: 510 510 2011 75th: 560 560 2012 75th: 565 565 2013 75th: 590 590 2014 75th: 573 573 2015 75th: 548 548 2016 75th: 570 570 2017 75th: 610 610 2018 75th: 620 620 2019 75th: 588 588

SAT Reading & Writing

25th 75th
400 500 600 700 800 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 430 430 2012 25th: 420 420 2013 25th: 465 465 2014 25th: 448 448 2015 25th: 445 445 2016 25th: 460 460 2017 25th: 500 500 2018 25th: 520 520 2019 25th: 520 520 2011 75th: 560 560 2012 75th: 510 510 2013 75th: 550 550 2014 75th: 585 585 2015 75th: 548 548 2016 75th: 540 540 2017 75th: 600 600 2018 75th: 620 620 2019 75th: 608 608

Submitting a Test Score

Submitted
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2012 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2013 Submitted: 98.0% 98.0% 2014 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2015 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2016 Submitted: 99.0% 99.0% 2017 Submitted: 97.0% 97.0% 2018 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2019 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2022 Submitted: 21.0% 21.0%

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.